Football Crossword (November 2023)

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  1. 3. The most recognized player on the field, this player is assigned to handle the ball on each offensive play.
  2. 5. Taking place every fourth Saturday in November, this rivalry called "The Game" involves the University of Michigan and this other Midwestern university.
  3. 9. Play where the offensive player loses possession of the ball and is recovered by a member of the opposing team.
  4. 12. Type of football penalty where members of one team are using their hands or arms to restrain a playing not in possession of the ball.
  5. 13. Football tradition of gathering outside of playing area to cook, eat, drink, and party during a football game.
  6. 16. This university is often held up as the epitome of college football, though it has not won a National Championship since 1988.
  7. 17. Type of football penalty where members of one team and/or the other cross the line of scrimmage before the ball is hiked, signaling the beginning of play.
  8. 20. This college football rivalry between this academy and Navy is usually the last regular season game of the year.
  9. 23. Since 1934, this NFL team that has played more games on Thanksgiving Day than any other.
  10. 24. Play where the defense successfully catches the ball thrown by an offensive player.
  11. 25. Scoring play in football worth six points.
  12. 26. Since the start of the 21st Century, this NFL team has won more Super Bowl than any other.
  13. 29. This variant of North American football sees plays come to end by removing one of these from an offensive player's person. Also used by referees to denote the citation of a penalty on a play.
  14. 30. Defensive play where the quarterback to tackled to the ground behind the original line of scrimmage. Also somewhere where one may store their lunch.
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  1. 1. The offensive player most likely to have the ball thrown to them by the quarterback.
  2. 2. Scoring play in football worth two points; also the name of a defensive position player.
  3. 4. Named after an iconic NFL head coach, this trophy is awarded annually to the winner of the Super Bowl.
  4. 6. Scoring play in football worth three points.
  5. 7. The offensive player most likely to be handed the ball by the quarterback.
  6. 8. Starting with Super Bowl XII, this venue in New Orleans has hosted more Super Bowls than any other.
  7. 10. Since 1978, this NFL team's nickname has been "America's Team."
  8. 11. Measuring three feet, this is the basic unit of distance on a football field.
  9. 14. This trophy, or cup, sharing a name with a color is given annually to the championship of the Canadian Football League.
  10. 15. This 1869 matchup where Rutgers defeated this in-state rival school is often described as the first intercollegiate football game.
  11. 18. Pass play in football where the quarterback unsuccessfully throws the ball to a teammate.
  12. 19. A popular nickname for a football, it refers the material early footballs were made from.
  13. 21. Only NFL team not to have a logo on their helmets.
  14. 22. For a football team to continue possessing the ball, it must advance the ball ten yards within four of these unit of play; Do not thinks Ups.
  15. 27. This Southern university won the first of its eighteen National Championships in 1925 and its most recent in 2020.
  16. 28. Played since 1902, this postseason college bowl game was originally intended to defray the costs of this Pasadena, CA parade celebrating this type of flower.